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Gambia1

Pronunciation: /ˈgambɪə/

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Definition of Gambia

1 (also The Gambia) a country on the coast of West Africa; population 1,778,100 (est. 2009); languages, English (official), Malinke and other indigenous languages, Creole; capital, Banjul.

Gambia consists of a narrow strip of territory on either side of the Gambia River that forms an enclave in Senegal. It was created a British colony in 1843, becoming an independent member of the Commonwealth in 1965 and a republic in 1970